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Alan Robert's Best Seller "The Beauty of Horror" Coloring Book Gets A Sequel
Life of Agony’s Alan Robert Announces Sequel to His Best-Selling Horror Coloring Book
The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana’s Creepatorium – Another GOREgeous Coloring Book Coming This September From IDW Publishing
Pre-order is up for "The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium - Another GOREgeous Coloring Book"! http://amzn.to/2l3iDT6
The color-crazed carnage continues with Alan Robert's The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium, Another GOREgeous Coloring Book!
Nerdist hailed Robert's debut as being "The World's Creepiest Adult Coloring Book" and it received critical acclaim in The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and BuzzFeed. The Life of Agony bassist/songwriter follows up his Amazon #1 Best Seller The Beauty of Horror with everyone's favorite undead girl Ghouliana, as she mischievously attempts to trick budding colorists into unleashing a deadly spell. Try and find the ingredients she's sprinkled throughout Robert's intricate pen and ink illustrations before it's too late!
This ghastly follow up to the Beauty of Horror features over 80 pages of original artwork depicting a variety of increasingly terrifying scenes and patterns. Featuring a beautifully chilling red foiled cover and high-quality paper that will ensure the pools of blood you color don't leak through the pages, Robert and IDW have come together to present a deluxe coloring experience.
“I was completely blown away by the overwhelming response to the first book,” Robert says, “the amazing color work fans have been posting online inspired me to get crackin’ on volume two right away! And this time, Ghouliana’s got even more tricks up her sleeve.”
"Alan gave colorists around the world the creeps with his coloring book debut," says IDW VP of New Product Development, Jerry Bennington. “If you’re not still shaking from the first go round, there’s more gruesome images from his brain splattered onto the page for fans to color until their hair stands on end!"
The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium, Another GOREgeous Coloring Book by Alan Robert arrives in stores this September from IDW Publishing. http://www.thebeautyofhorror.com
TP • BW • $17.99 • 88 Pages • 9.8” x 9.8”• ISBN: 978-1-68405-070-3
About Alan Robert
Over the last two decades, Alan Robert's band Life of Agony has built a die-hard cult following, selling over one million albums worldwide. Life of Agony is set to release their 5th studio album A Place Where There's No More Pain through Napalm Records on April 28, 2017. Rolling Stone hailed it as “One of the Most Anticipated Albums of the Year.” Robert is also the critically acclaimed author/artist of several IDW creator-owned comic book series. Titles include Crawl to Me, Killogy and Wire Hangers. Crawl to Me is currently in development to become a live-action feature film.
The Beauty of Horror Coloring Book is "PHENOMENAL" says Metallica's Kirk Hammett
It is no secret that Metallica's Kirk Hammett is obsessed with everything horror. He has a huge horror collection on display in his fantastic book "Too Much Horror Business": https://youtu.be/_gMUtYWo6Tg . Well, his kids got a hold of "The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" and he had just one word to describe it: "PHENOMENAL." Thanks, Kirk!! http://bit.ly/2eOw09t
Meet Life of Agony's Alan Robert at Chiller Theatre October 28-30 in New Jersey
Meet Life of Agony's Alan Robert at Chiller Theatre (Sheraton Parsippany, NJ) in THE MORRIS ROOM!
GET ZOMBIFIED! Alan will be drawing personalized zombie portraits all weekend long! FREE AUTOGRAPHS & FREE PHOTOS! Fri. 6 - 11pm, Sat. 10am - 7pm, Sun. 11am - 4pm http://chillertheatre.com http://getzombifiednow.com
Alan Robert Featured in GQ Magazine for 'The Beauty of Horror' Coloring Book
Alan Robert's The Beauty of Horror Coloring Book Featured in The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal interviewed The Beauty of Horror creator Alan Robert about his best-selling adult coloring book. http://on.wsj.com/2dH7YhV
ALAN ROBERT OCTOBER SIGNING EVENTS
Alan Robert Announces NYC Book Release Party and More October Appearances at New York Comic Con, Rock & Shock, and Chiller Theatre
LIFE OF AGONY'S ALAN ROBERT ANNOUNCES NYC BOOK RELEASE PARTY AND MORE OCTOBER APPEARANCES
Life of Agony is currently wrapping up production on its highly anticipated new studio album "A Place Where There's No More Pain" (Napalm Records), due in early 2017. This November and December, the group heads over to Europe for a full headlining tour, but before they do, LOA bassist/songwriter Alan Robert sets out to support the release of his best-selling, horror-themed adult coloring book at several events this October.
"The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" (IDW Publishing) hits stores on October 4th and is already in its 2nd printing. Nerdist called it "The World's Creepiest Adult Coloring Book" and Pure Grain Audio hailed it as "a masterpiece." Alan Robert will appear at New York Comic Con, Rock and Shock, Chiller Theatre, and Thursday, October 13th at a very special New York City book release party at Dr. Martens' SoHo location: 148 Spring Street, NYC. The event will be held from 5 - 9pm, with food, drinks, and free giveaways while supplies last. Alan Robert will provide free customization with any footwear purchase! http://bit.ly/2d763hg
Alan Robert's October schedule is below. Find out more at TheBeautyOfHorror.com and AlanRobert.com, or follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arobert
Sunday, Oct 2nd: The Rock Carnival
Life of Agony performs with Halestorm, The Used and many more. LOA on stage at 6:30pm. First Energy Park, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Tuesday, October 4th: The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book hits stores in the USA!
Friday, October 7th: New York Comic Con
Jacob Javits Center, NYC
Panel: Keeping Control of Your Comic, Part 1: Contracts for the Comic Book Creator
11:15am - 12:15pm, Room #1A05
Signing: 5 -6pm, IDW Publishing booth #1844
Thursday, October 13th: The Beauty of Horror Book Release Party at Dr. Martens store, 148 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
5 - 9pm, Food, Drinks, Music + Free Customization with any footwear purchase
Friday, October 14th - Sunday, October 16th: Rock and Shock, DCU Center, Worcester, MA. (50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA 01608)
Signing all weekend + performing with The Rocking Dead on Saturday night, featuring Max & Iggor Cavalera of Sepultura/Soulfly
Friday, October 28th - Sunday, October 30th: Chiller Theatre, Sheraton, Parsippany Hotel, 199 Smith Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Signing all weekend! Fri. 6-11pm, Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
Alan Robert's "The Beauty of Horror" Coloring Book is "FREAKY & FANTASTIC!"
Alan Robert Featured in The Huffington Post for Hit Horror Coloring Book
“The Beauty of Horror” was called by The Nerdist “delightfully macabre.” His video teaser, “Inside the Beauty of Horror,” continues to generate more and more attention for the book. “I wanted to make the ultimate horror coloring book. If there was a book that I, as a horror fan, wanted to buy, this would be it,” he said.
TAKE A CREEPY LOOK INSIDE ALAN ROBERT'S “THE BEAUTY OF HORROR: A GOREGEOUS COLORING BOOK”
[vimeo 176340332 w=640 h=360] The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book from Alan Robert on Vimeo.
Creator Alan Robert Invites Horror Fans to Color Their Hearts Out
From the twisted mind of Life of Agony’s Alan Robert (Killogy, Crawl to Me, Wire Hangers), his highly anticipated horror-themed coloring book for adults The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book will see an October release from IDW Publishing.
Take a closer look at Robert’s intricate, hand drawn, pen and ink illustrations with this new video: https://vimeo.com/176340332/fa997d715d
More illustrations can be found at: http://www.thebeautyofhorror.com
"Bookstores are filled with coloring books for adults, but there’s a huge void for the kind of creepy art that horror fans like me want to color, so I decided to create my own," Robert explains. "The world needs a book like this to cut through the mandalas! It’s art therapy for the abnormal…and trust me, there are plenty of us."
Pre-Order "The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" at a REDUCED PRICE for a limited time from one of these fine booksellers...
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Life of Agony's Alan Robert to Perform with Legendary Misfits Horror-Punk Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein at Rock and Shock Festival: Friday October 17th at Worcester Palladium
Life of Agony's Alan Robert will perform with legendary Misfits horror-punk Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein at Rock and Shock Festival (Worcester Palladium) on Friday October 17th, 2014 as part of a supergroup named THE ROCKING DEAD. Robert's band Life of Agony will co-headline the festival with Gwar the following night (10/18/14). Robert's Killogy Halloween Special (IDW) comic book starring Doyle will be available for signing at the event. For more info: http://rockandshock.com/bands/
Killogy Halloween Special, Starring Doyle (ex-Misfits) Gets 4.5 out of 5 Skulls on Bloody Disgusting!
Alan Robert's ‘The Shunned One’ Comic Gets Big-Screen Adaptation
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The Coalition Group (sister firm of Radical Studios) has partnered with Wasted Talent Entertainment (Crawl to Me) to produce the Jack Reher (Grizzly, Corrosion) penned screenplay, based on Alan Robert’s forthcoming IDW comic series The Shunned One. Robert, along with his producing partners Chris White (V/H/S Viral) and Jeff Mazzola (Descent) round out Wasted Talent Entertainment. Glenn Allen, co-founder of Emmy-winning Brainstorm Digital (The Wolf of Wall Street, Boardwalk Empire) is also on board as VFX Supervisor.
The Shunned One centers on an angel of death who goes rogue after refusing to take innocent human lives. His actions alter balance in the universe, causing a chain reaction of unforeseen disasters. As a result, a pack of vengeful death angels are sent down to hunt him. He must hide amongst the humans while trying to undo the damage he’s done.
“To watch this thing take shape as a film, even before the comic is released, is pretty amazing,” says Robert. “I think what interests people most about the property is that it isn't a typical, Biblical take on angels, whatsoever. It's a whole new mythology. You've never seen angels like this anywhere before.”
An exclusive first-look at The Shunned One comic will hit stands this Halloween inside the back pages of Killogy, another IDW comic created by Robert. IDW Publishing expects to launch The Shunned One comic series in early 2015. The books are written and illustrated by Robert, with cover paintings by acclaimed Italian comics artist Francesco Mattina.
"We couldn’t be more excited about participating in bringing Alan’s vision to life,” said Johnny Wunder, The Coalition Group's Director of Development. "In combination with Jack’s writing and Alan’s imagination I think The Shunned One will give us a unique, grounded look at The Guardian Angel.”
The Shunned One marks Robert’s third property to be adapted in recent months. Rodar Y Rodar (The Orphanage) will produce Crawl to Me with Wasted Talent Entertainment as a live-action feature, with Victor Garcia (The Damned) attached to direct a screenplay written by TJ Cimfel and David White (V/H/S Viral), and award-winning writer/producer Rodney Barnes (The Boondocks, Everybody Hates Chris) is currently developing Killogy as an animated television series.
Visit: http://www.theshunnedone.com
KILLOGY ANIMATED SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE BOONDOCKS
Award-winning executive producer/writer Rodney Barnes (The Boondocks, Everybody Hates Chris) has joined forces with Robert to develop an animated television series based on Killogy. Barnes and Robert will serve as executive producers on the series, with Barnes penning the screenplay for the pilot episode. Celebrities Frank Vincent, Marky Ramone and Brea Grant, who all appeared in the Killogy graphic novel, will now lend their voices to the show. Producers Chris White (My Super Psycho Sweet 16 franchise) and Jeff Mazzola (Descent) are also on board.
Killogy leverages a unique mix of humor, horror and pop culture to tell the unique tale of a group of murderers who inadvertently unleash an ancient voodoo curse upon New York. “For me, it’s all a bit surreal,” says Robert. “I basically get to mash-up some of my favorite childhood heroes, throw them into these outrageous situations, and sit back and imagine what happens next. The series practically writes itself!”
"I'm happy to see the worlds Alan has created extend into new areas beyond comics," said Chris Ryall, IDW's Chief Creative Office/Editor-in-Chief. "His comic books are so visually intriguing and the characters he's created so fully formed that they'll translate really well into animation and other areas. But I'm also glad that he's still doing more comics, and the Killogy one-shot sounds like a perfectly dark treat for Halloween, too."
Killogy was nominated for Best Mini-Series at the 2013 Ghastly Awards and picked up a Horror Comic Award for Best Scene from ComicMonsters.com. Bloody Disgusting listed Killogy at #4 on their Top 10 Best Mini-Series of 2013. The Killogy graphic novel was recently licensed out to territories outside of the U.S. and will see a Brazilian release this summer from publisher NFL ZINE. The book will be translated in Portuguese. Visit the official website for more info: http://www.killogycomic.com
DOYLE (EX-MISFITS) TEAMS UP WITH LIFE OF AGONY’S ALAN ROBERT FOR KILLOGY COMIC THIS HALLOWEEN
Ex-Misfits horror-punk legend Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein will star in a special Halloween edition of Killogy, a comic book created, written and illustrated by Life of Agony’s Alan Robert and published by IDW Publishing (Godzilla, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). The critically acclaimed Killogy graphic novel was originally released in 2013 with characters based on celebrities Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, Casino, The Sopranos), Marky Ramone (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the Ramones) and Brea Grant (Heroes, Dexter). The Halloween one-shot comic continues where the Killogy story left off and introduces new character, Doyle, as humanity’s last hope in a post-apocalyptic world flooded by an ocean of blood. The book will also feature a 10-page exclusive first-look at Robert’s forthcoming IDW series The Shunned One. Learn more, here: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/67307
Alan Robert's Killogy Nominated for Best Mini Series of 2013 at The Ghastly Awards!
It is a huge honor for Killogy to be Nominated for Best Mini Series of 2013 by The Ghastly Awards. The Ghastly Awards recognize outstanding achievements in Horror Comics over a range of 15 different categories. The nominees are chosen by other horror comic book professionals and winners are chosen by a panel of judges.
Alan Robert's KILLOGY Wins 2013 Horror Comic Award!
We are proud to announce that Alan Robert's KILLOGY, starring Goodfellas' Frank Vincent, The Ramones' Marky Ramone, and Heroes' Brea Grant won the Horror Comic Award for Best Scene of 2013 at ComicMonsters.com. Killogy was up against some stiff competition, including best-selling series Locke & Key and '68, among many others. To see a full list of award winners, CLICK HERE >
In related news, KILLOGY also came in at #4 on Bloody Disgusting's 2013 BEST COMICS MINI-SERIES LIST!
"Using the likeness of Brea Grant, Frank Vincent, and Marky Ramone, writer/artist Alan Robert lets loose on the tough-guy dialogue with his three hard-broiled anti-heroes. With an art style all his own, Robert is heavy on the shadows and rich with primary colors. With such striking illustrations and pulpy dialogue, there is no way your eyes can look away from this." —Bloody Disgusting
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Alan Robert's New York Comic Con 2013 Schedule
Alan Robert, bassist / songwriter for the band Life of Agony and the creator of critically acclaimed horror comic series Killogy, Crawl to Me, and Wire Hangers, is a guest and speaker at New York Comic Con 2013. Swing by Artist Alley (Table #BB18) to get your books or 'Life of Agony' memorabilia signed absolutely free! Alan will also be accepting commission requests for the first time ever.
Email guybannister@gmail.com to get your requests in prior to the show as spots will fill up quickly. Also catch Alan on two Thursday (10/10/13) panels: Protect and Publish It: Room #1A03 (3-4pm, and 4:15-5:15pm). Visit AlanRobert.com for more details!
FIRST LOOK: 'Crawl to Me' Movie Teaser Poster
Alan Robert's critically acclaimed 'Crawl to Me' graphic novel (IDW Publishing) is headed to the big screen with director Victor Garcia (Gallows Hill) at the helm. Producers Rodar y Rodar (The Orphanage), creator Alan Robert, Jeff Mazzola (Descent), and Chris White (My Super Psycho Sweet 16) are on board. Screenplay by TJ Cimfel and David White. Read more >